Onion
A ship bound for Africa causes a stir on the Dutch onion market
2023-11-17 00:00
Last Thursday, there was an unexpected stir in the Dutch onion market when a ship needed to be filled with onions. "Grower and bale prices suddenly shot up. The medium sorting was priced at €0.35, baled, and is reaching €0.40," says Eric Moerdijk of Monie in the Netherlands.
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Over the past three weeks, wholesale prices of onions in Uzbekistan have decreased by 18%, which is due to an increase in supply in the domestic market while external demand for Uzbek onions remains weak, EastFruit experts report.
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"The onion crops in Pukekohe continue to develop as normal"
2023-11-16 00:00
New Zealand Onion Company Ltd's Mike Blake recently provided an update on the current state of the onion industry. According to Blake, the onion market in 2021 experienced a significant shift. The demand for onions in the international market increased, and New Zealand’s crop quality was
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"Demand for onions is very good in the southern countries, while eastern Europe is still hesitant"
2023-11-15 00:00
The harvest volume of onions in Bavaria this year is average to below average, Richard Grob, authorised signatory at Kartoffel-Centrum Bayern GmbH, tells us when asked. "You can see a clear balancing act between unirrigated and irrigated areas. Legislation does not make irrigation any easier in
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Onion 5G: new technologies guarantee excellent quality, high shelf life and savings on pesticides
2023-11-13 00:00
It lasts longer and requires less pesticides. It is also much tastier according to Gustav Leonhardt, winner of Chef of the Year 2021 and Sweden’s representative in the Bocuse d‘Or 2024. The 5G onion is an example of how one of the most common ingredients in the Swedish kitchen, with the help
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Plentiful onion market could look different come early 2024
2023-11-10 00:00
Onion supply across North America is ample. “There seems to be plenty just about everywhere,” says John Harris of Paradigm Fresh. “As we head into 2024 though, I’m expecting some of that to change.”
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"The weather is affecting onion cultivation all over the world"
2023-11-10 00:00
The 27th Euronion meeting, an event that gathers traders, producers and researchers from all over the world specializing in the onion sector ended on November 10th, 2023. The 2023 edition was organized by Matteo Freddi from "Cipolle Freddi" and featured David O'Connor as the event coordinator.
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Snack challenge for speeding drivers
2023-11-09 00:00
Drivers in Marathon, Florida, are being dealt with in a special way for speeding in school zones. When a driver is caught for minor speeding violations, the police offer them the choice of an onion or a standard traffic fine. This humorous approach started over twenty years ago and is intended
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The use of drip irrigation has significantly improved farmers in Kyrgyzstan their ability to produce onions, says Abdykerimov Eldiar, owner of Agroplant: “The onion production in Kyrgyzstan is seeing similar levels as last year. I think last year the harvest was slightly larger, but not
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Positive trend in high quality onion prices has emerged in Ukraine
2023-11-08 00:00
Ukrainian farmers were able to increase wholesale prices for high quality onions in the first days of the current week, according to EastFruit market monitoring. The main reason for the uptrend was shortage of supply of higher quality onions as farmers preferred storing them.
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Positive trend in high quality onion prices has emerged in Ukraine
2023-11-07 00:00
Ukrainian farmers were able to increase wholesale prices for high quality onions in the first days of the current week, according to EastFruit market monitoring. The main reason for the uptrend was shortage of supply of higher quality onions as farmers preferred storing them.
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Vegetables, prices remain high
2023-11-07 00:00
High prices for vegetables and tubers continue. Some categories such as potatoes and onions maintain already high quotations and will remain so until the new harvest, while others are more at the mercy of fluctuations. Important prices also for tomatoes, stellar for courgettes.
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The Indian government has initiated aggressive retail sale of onion from the buffer at subsidized price of Rs.25 per kg to protect the consumers from recent increase in onion prices due to delay in the arrival of kharif crop. This comes as another measure in addition to the slew of measures put
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Roma tomatoes, cilantro, baby carrots and cucumbers well advertised
2023-11-06 00:00
Seasonal favorites like pomegranates, persimmons, cranberries, sweet potatoes, pineapples, potatoes, carrots, and celery were front and center. As were football party staples such as avocados, jalapeno and serrano peppers, onions, Roma tomatoes, cilantro, baby carrots, and cucumbers were well
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Symach palletiser hits 20 million bags processed at Vos Onions
2023-11-03 00:00
Will the old palletisers move with us to the new building or will we switch completely to new ones? Arian Vos of Vos Onions from Veen asked himself this question when the new building was completed last year. He eventually chose to move the two existing Symach machines and buy a third
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Senegalese onions now available
2023-11-03 00:00
Senegalese onions are now available for export. Mokhtar El Mahdaoui, a Moroccan-Senegalese producer, gives us an update.
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Tasmanian onions will be ready to fill the gap in Europe
2023-11-03 00:00
Sam Vasala travelled to various countries before and after Fruit Attraction in Madrid and after talking to his European clients he reckons there will be another onion shortage in the coming months.
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"Despite everything, we were able to harvest a relatively large amount of the crop"
2023-11-02 00:00
The onion harvest in North Rhine-Westphalia was completed this year with average yields, Hermann-Josef Jansen from the onion company of the same name based in Brüggen informs us. "Nevertheless, quality problems are already becoming apparent in many lots, as up to 30-40 percent of the onions
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Onion prices in Maharashtra fell by 5-9 per cent from last week, following the governmental decision to fix the minimum export price. On Saturday, the federal government imposed a Minimum Export Price (MEP) of USD 800 per ton on onion exports till December 31 to boost the availability of the
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Price dynamics of vegetables and fruits in Ukraine: changing trends in autumn-winter 2023
2023-10-31 00:00
In the fall of 2023, Ukrainians are experiencing fluctuations in prices for vegetables. The conclusion of the harvesting season has led to a shortage of certain vegetables, resulting in price increases. Popular are onions, garlic, and beets. The final batches of salad vegetables are yet
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